Chau Chow

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 8, 2026
• address699 Wm T Morrissey Bl, Dorchester 02122

Is Chau Chow clean?

Chau Chow is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 8, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Chau Chow?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 8, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Preventing Contamination from Hands (Pf) • Observed staff preparing foods with bare hands. Utilize gloves at all times. Retrain staff
  Preventing Contamination from Hands (Pf) • Observed staff preparing foods with bare hands. Utilize gloves at all times. Retrain staff
• ⚠️(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Observed heavy food soils on top of the dishmachine. Clean to remove Observed rodent droppings and debris behind shelving units in the basement and upper level. Clean to remove Observed rodent droppings on the floor behind the cook line and in the basement. Clean to remove Observed food spills on the wall at beverage station in dining room. Clean to remove
  (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C) • Observed heavy food soils on top of the dishmachine. Clean to remove Observed rodent droppings and debris behind shelving units in the basement and upper level. Clean to remove Observed rodent droppings on the floor behind the cook line and in the basement. Clean to remove Observed food spills on the wall at beverage station in dining room. Clean to remove
• ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Multiple handsinks missing soap. Provide at all times
  Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Multiple handsinks missing soap. Provide at all times
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (C) • Rodent activity observed in numerous areas. Provide the last 2 pest control reports via email prior to the reinspectio date.
  Controlling Pests (C) • Rodent activity observed in numerous areas. Provide the last 2 pest control reports via email prior to the reinspectio date.

When was Chau Chow last inspected?

Chau Chow has 83 inspections on record going back to July 5, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Chau Chow vs Dorchester

Dorchester runs 85% clean across 542 tracked restaurants — 445 clean, 31 mid, 47 cooked.

Against the 542 spots Cooked tracks in Dorchester, this one comes out cleaner than 14% of them.

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How Boston grades restaurants

Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.

Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.